“And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.”
The statement that if they refuse to drink of the cup, Jeremiah is to tell them that God will not permit escape represents the unavoidability of judgment. The refusal is presented as futile; the cup cannot be avoided. The appeal to unwilling participation emphasizes that judgment is compulsory and all-encompassing. The verse shows that resistance to judgment is impossible.
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